Erymnochelys madagascariensis
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Erymnochelys madagascariensis
( Grandidier, 1867)
SYNONYMY: See Boulenger (1889), Baur (1890), Tronc and Vuillemin (1974), Wermuth and Mertens (1977).
TYPE SPECIMEN: MNHN Herpetology 9544 ( Iverson, 1992).
TYPE LOCALITY: West coast of Madagascar ( Iverson, 1992).
REFERRED MATERIAL: Specimens that we used are as follows: AMNH Herpetology 63579, AMNH Herpetology 63574, MCZ 5198, MNHN Herpetology 92.494 DD67, NMV 1813, NMV 139, NMV 138, NMV 1839, NMV 1840, NMV 1811, NMV 1810, NMV 1475, NMV 1476, NMV 843/20, NMV 2518/0, NMV 847/1920, YPM 15398.
Possible subfossil specimens from Madagascar: DPC 11870, skull and jaws, ‘‘Anjohibe near Q’ exit, 92-M-327’’ (label); DPC 3797, skull and jaws, ‘‘Anjohibe, 83-310’’ (label).
PREVIOUS WORK: See Discussion above. Literature on this species can be found in Iverson (1992). Also see Wermuth and Mertens (1961, 1977) for synonymies and further references; Kuchling (1993) has ecologic and other information and references. Williams (1954a) figures the palate. The paper by Tronc and Vuillemin (1974) is difficult to find, but has a useful review of the literature on Erymnochelys madagascariensis and description of its osteology with the most figures of any Recent podocnemidid.
Baur, G. 1890. On the genera of the Podocnemididae. American Naturalist 24: 482 - 484.
Boulenger, G. A. 1889. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians and crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New ed. London, printed by order of the trustees, 311 pp.
Grandidier, A. 1867. Liste des reptiles nouveaux decouverts, en 1866, sur la cote sud-ouest de Madagascar. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquee (Paris) (2) 19: 232 - 234.
Iverson, J. B. 1992. A revised checklist with distribution maps of the turtles of the world. Richmond, IN: privately printed. 363 pp.
Kuchling, G. 1993. Biologie und Lebensraum von Erymnochelys madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1867) und Vergleich mit den anderen Wasserschildkroten Madagaskars. Salamandra 28 (3 / 4): 231 - 250.
Tronc, E., and S. Vuillemin. 1974. Contribution a l'etude de la fauna endemique Malgache: etude osteologique de Erymnochelys madagascariensis Grandidier, 1867 (Chelonien, Pelomedusidae). Bulletin de l'Academie Malgache 51 (1): 189 - 206.
Wermuth, H., and R. Mertens. 1961. Schildkroten, Krokodile, Bruckenechsen. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 422 pp.
Wermuth, H., and R. Mertens. 1977. Liste der rezenten Ampibien und Reptilien. Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynchocephalia. Das Tierreich 100: 1 - 174.
Williams, E. E. 1954 a. A key and description of the living species of the genus Podocnemis (Sensu Boulenger) (Testudines, Pelomedusidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 3 (8): 279 - 295.
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